RR 336: Refactoring Mature Rails Apps with Ben Orenstein

Panel:Charles Max WoodDave KimuraEric BerryDavid RichardsSpecial Guest: Ben OrensteinIn this episode, the Ruby Rogues speak with a return guest, Ben Orenstein. Ben gives an update on leaving the company he worked for ThoughtBot, to pursue entrepreneurial aspirations. He most recent work is a call Refactoring Rails. Ben speaks about the work that went into creating this course and working with Rail on this type of platform. Ben dives into the course features such as testing practices, coding practices, code quality, and much more.In particular, we dive pretty deep on: What makes Rail development slow to a crawl?Active record callbacksSlow testsTesting best practicesWho will this course benefit?Coding practicesAs an advance dev. It is still good to get another perspectiveKeeping the configuration up to date.Working in teams -  Code quality and quantityLeaving ThoughtBotSurrendering relationship after leaving the jobSolo entrepreneurship - is this work?Working in confidenceWorking on ElmRefactoring old version of railsRefactoring codeDev. Ops teamTechnical debt30 Day Code Quality Challenge and much much more.Links: Refactoring RailsThoughtBotPodcast -  The Art Product30 Day Code Quality [email protected]:DavidWhat Makes Us Feel Great About Our Work?DaveSentury ChuckCourse  - How To Find A JobNeuYearBattery Powered Soldering IronEricMetaBaseBenGem  -  Adder ExtrasBook - DeskBound  Special Guest: Ben Orenstein. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.